Legal Opinion

Beattie v. Aiken County Department of Social Services

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided September 18, 1995No. 24321PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Waller, Justice:

On appeal is an order denying Appellants’ motion to review an Aiken County Department of Social Services (DSS) case file and an internal South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) investigative report. We affirm.

FACTS

On October 25, 1993, Appellants were notified that a complaint had been lodged against them for abuse and neglect of their two young daughters. Appellants believed that the complaint was fabricated by the acting director of the Aiken County DSS, Cassie Wilson, in retaliation for their disclosure of improper acts on the part of Wilson in an unrelated…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Browning Ex Rel. Estate of Browning v. HartvigsenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
  2. City of Columbia v. Niagara Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
  3. Warren v. WarrenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  4. Newberry Publishing Co. v. Newberry County Commission on Alcohol & Drug AbuseSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
  5. Conran ex rel. Estate of Conran v. Joe Jenkins Realty, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1974

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Stephen v. Avins Construction Co.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996
  2. Campbell v. Marion County Hospital DistrictCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
  3. D.W. Flowe & Sons, Inc. v. Christopher Construction Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
  4. New York Times Co. v. Spartanburg County School District No. 7Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2007
  5. Burgess v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2004

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